17th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
Photograph by Laurence Parent
Every month, we showcase the most talented photographers in the world.
Now it’s your turn to join the ranks. Enter your favorite photo in
the 2025 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.
You could win one of several prizes, and the winning photographs will be published online
and in our September 2025 issue.
Our contest is open to amateur and professional photographers. All photos must be made in Arizona and fit into the category of Landscape, Wildlife or Macro (close-up).
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
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Photo by Josh Sellke
Closeup shot of a Teddy Bear Cholla skeleton showcasing its beautiful lattice structure
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
Curve-billed Thrasher sits atop a barrel cactus
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
Male Anna's Hummingbird portrait showing off his iridescent throat
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Josh Sellke
A young Coati with a leaf stuck to its nose from foraging for fruit on the ground
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Josh Sellke
Fall colors in the morning along the Salt River
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
Portrait of a juvenile Cooper's Hawk wet from a bath in the river
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
A backlit spider and its web are surprisingly colorful against dense greenery
Location: Saguaro Lake
Photo by Dora Suttell
The usually fast moving Rock Wren stands still for a moment, taking a quick break from foraging.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Queen Butterfly peeks out from behind a white wildflower
Location: Saguaro Lake
Photo by Josh Sellke
Gila Woodpecker sits atop a Saguaro at sunset, with purple mountains visible in the distance
Location: McDowell Mountain Preserve
Photo by Wendy Islas
Summer wildlife blooms in the Sonoran Desert.
Location: Saguaro National Park West
Photo by Wendy Islas
Milky Way over the San Cayetano Mountains in southern Arizona near the De Anza Trailhead. On this May evening the Aurora Borealis made a rare appearance - just 14 miles north
Location: Rio Rico